Daughter is in 5th grade and I have no idea how to solve this math problem!
5 3/4 – 6 3/4
Obv you cannot subtract 5 from 6. You also can’t borrow the 3 from the 5 and make it a new mixed number. What do you borrow from? I’ve googled and seriously cannot figure this out.
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I’m assuming we can read this as (5 + 3/4) – (6 + 3/4) instead of (5 * 3/4) – (6 + 3/4).
If so, it’s basically 5 + 3/4 – 6 – 3/4, which results in 5 – 6 = -1.
Or, you go (5 x 4/4 + 3/4) – (6 x 4/4 + 3/4) = (20/4 + 3/4) – (24/4 + 3/4) = 23/4 – 27/4 = -4/4 = -1.
I’ve always found “tips and tricks” in maths can be more confusing when you can actually understand the maths.
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